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W. 0. 000KB. DETAGHABLE COVER 0R APPLIANCE FOR COVERING BUTTONS. No.516,787.

Patented Mar. 20,1894.

INVENTOH UNITE TATES.

WILLIAM CUBITT COOKE, on LONDON, ENGLAND.

DETACHABLE COVEFl ORAPPLIANCE FORCOVERING BUTTONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 516,787, dated March20, 1894. APPHOMiOH filed August 9, 1893. $eria1 No. 482,715. (Nomodel.) Patented in England March 13, 1893, No. 5,387 i in France July18, 1893, no. 231,605, and in Belgium July 19, 18(93QN0.105,600.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM CUBITT CooKE, gentleman, a subject of theQueen of Great Britain, residing at 216 Fernhead Road, Pad- (lington,London, England, have invented Improvements in Detachable Covers orAppliances for Covering Buttons, (for which I have obtained patents inGreat Britain, dated March 13, 1893, No. 5,387; in France, vdated July18, 1893, No. 231,605, and in Belgium,- dated July 19, 1893, No.105,600,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to detachable buttons, or covers or appliances,which can be readily attached to and again detached from the ordinary orother dress-buttons permanently sewed or otherwise permanently affixedto the dress or other garment.

The object of this present invention is to produce an easily-made andinexpensive button-cover, which, while striking in appearance, will beeffective in use without liability to come off the dress-button,although easy of attachment and detachment when required.

The body or shell of my button-covers will usually be made of metal(although other suitable material or composition may be employed ifdesired) and either plain or ornamentalon its outer face, as desired.

My invention consists of a shell or body having an inturned edge orannular flange, an inner washer inserted within the body, an elasticring resting within the washer, and an additional washer insertedbetween said inturned edge and the elastic ring. And in order that myinvention may be easily understood and readily carried into practice, 1will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawingshereunto annexed.

Figure 1 is an edge view of the button cover complete. Fig. 2 is anunder side plan' of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional edge View online 1-1 Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is an edge View of the shell or body of thecover before the edge or serration m are turned over as shown in Figs. 2and 3. Fig. 5 is an under side plan of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an edge viewand Fig. 7

is a plan of the elastic holding ring by which the cover is held on thebutton. Figs. 8 to 11 are edge and plan views respectively of two metalwashers between which the said elastic ring is mounted and held in theshell (Figs. 4 and 5) as hereinafter explained. Fig. 12 is a localsectional view (on line 1-1 Fig. 2) on an enlarged scale to show clearlythe details of construction.

The shell or body a may or may not have the edge m thereof serrated ornotched all around, (such as shown in Figs. 2 and 4) so as to facilitatethe turning inwards of such edge. A metal washer 0 having a flange orturned up side 10 is first placed within the shell, Figs. 4. and 5. Theelastic ring n is then placed within the turned up side 19 of- -thismetal washer 0 so as to rest on the lat- .is now turned over and inwardupon washer .950 as to force it tightly down into the corner of thewasher 0 with the elastic ring n between washers s and 0, and therebythe elastic insertion or ring it is firmly gripped all round its outeredge while its inner edge, (which may advantageously project slightlyupward toward the inside of the shell) thereby forms a very effectivemeans of readily placing and holding this cover a on'the dressbutton.Button covers or appliances constructed according to my presentinvention with india-rubber rings or other suitable elastic insertionson the back thereof, as the means of securing such covers to the dressbutton, will be found to be capable of being very readily and securelyaffixed to the dress buttons to which the same are to be applied andagain can be readily removed or detached when required,-withoutliability of the same being knocked off or otherwise coming offaccidentally.

By the term dress-button I wish it to be understoodthat 1 mean anybutton or the like to which detachable covers made according saidinturned edge and the elastic ring, subto my present invention areapplicable. stantially as set forth.

Having thus described my invention I claim as newand desire to secure byLetters WILLIAM CUBITT COOKE' 5 Patent-- Witnesses:

A detachable button-cover, consisting of a HENRY BIRKBECK,

shell or body having an inturned edge or an- 34 Southampton Buildings,London, Engnular flange, an internal washer within the land. body, anelastic ring resting within the washer, THOMAS LAKE,

10 and an additional washer inserted between 17 Gracechurch Street,London.

